Shawabty of Nubemusekhet born of Weden(?)-Hr

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This shawabty belongs to Nubemusekhet born of Weden(?)-Hr. The typology of this period consists of a tripartite wig, long beard, back pillar and base, with the figure holding the pick on the right shoulder and hoe and cord to a small seed bag on the left. Here the arms are crossed right over...

This shawabty belongs to Nubemusekhet born of Weden(?)-Hr. The typology of this period consists of a tripartite wig, long beard, back pillar and base, with the figure holding the pick on the right shoulder and hoe and cord to a small seed bag on the left. Here the arms are crossed right over left. The shawabty is uninscribed. There is a very shallow back pillar, and there is no seed bag indicated. The facial features are worn, and most detail is lost. The shawabty is worn throughout.
An ancient Egyptian shawabty is a funerary figurine that was intended to magically animate in the Afterlife in order to act as a proxy for the deceased when called upon to tend to field labor or other tasks. This expressed purpose was sometimes written on the shawabty itself in the form of a "Shawabty Spell," of which versions of various lengths are known. Shorter shawabty inscriptions could also just identify the deceased by name and, when applicable, title(s). However, many shawabtys carry no text at all. The ideal number of such figurines to include in a tomb or burial seems to have varied during different time periods.